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'You just had to get on with it’: Exploring the persistence of gender inequality through women’s career histories

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'You just had to get on with it’: Exploring the persistence of gender inequality through women’s career histories. / Ford, Jackie; Harding, Nancy; Atkinson, Carol et al.
In: Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 35, No. 1, 01.02.2021, p. 78-96.

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Ford, J, Harding, N, Atkinson, C & Collinson, D 2021, ''You just had to get on with it’: Exploring the persistence of gender inequality through women’s career histories', Work, Employment and Society, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 78-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020910354

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Ford, J., Harding, N., Atkinson, C., & Collinson, D. (2021). 'You just had to get on with it’: Exploring the persistence of gender inequality through women’s career histories. Work, Employment and Society, 35(1), 78-96. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017020910354

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Ford J, Harding N, Atkinson C, Collinson D. 'You just had to get on with it’: Exploring the persistence of gender inequality through women’s career histories. Work, Employment and Society. 2021 Feb 1;35(1):78-96. Epub 2020 May 21. doi: 10.1177/0950017020910354

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Ford, Jackie ; Harding, Nancy ; Atkinson, Carol et al. / 'You just had to get on with it’ : Exploring the persistence of gender inequality through women’s career histories. In: Work, Employment and Society. 2021 ; Vol. 35, No. 1. pp. 78-96.

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